Knisja ta‘ San Ġakbu
Knisja ta‘ San Ġakbu is a church in Ix-Xgħajra, Malta. Knisja ta‘ San Ġakbu is situated nearby to the community center Ċentru Pastorali - Xgħajra, as well as near the church Kappella tax-Xgħajra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Peter’s Battery and Fort Saint Rocco.
Saint Peter’s Battery
Saint Peter's Battery was an artillery battery in Kalkara, Malta, built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800. It was part of a chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions in Marsamxett and the Grand Harbour. Saint Peter’s Battery is situated 480 metres west of Knisja ta‘ San Ġakbu.Fort Saint Rocco
Fort
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Fort Saint Rocco, also known as Fort Saint Roca on some maps, is a polygonal fort in Kalkara, Malta. It is located east of Rinella Battery and seaward of the village of Santu Rokku, and forms part of the complex of shore batteries built by the British to defend the coast east of the mouth of Grand Harbour between the 1870s and 1900s. Fort Saint Rocco is situated 1 km northwest of Knisja ta‘ San Ġakbu.
Kalkara Naval Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Kalkara Naval Cemetery is a cemetery in Kalkara in the South Eastern Region of Malta. The main entrance to the cemetery is at the junction of Triq Santu Rokku and Triq San Leonardu. Kalkara Naval Cemetery is situated 1 km west of Knisja ta‘ San Ġakbu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xgħajra and Żabbar.
Xgħajra
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xgħajra is a small village in the Port Region of Malta. It is located on the coast, about halfway between Valletta and Marsaskala. Its local football club is known as the Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C.
Żabbar
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Żabbar, also known as Città Hompesch, is a city in the Port Region of Malta. It is the seventh largest city in the country, with an estimated population of 15,648 as of January 2021.
Kalkara
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.
Knisja ta‘ San Ġakbu
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ix-Xgħajra, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.88617° or 35° 53′ 10″ northLongitude
14.54617° or 14° 32′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGPW+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 227672288OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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